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Top Ten Albums of the Seventies

What are your top ten favorite albums from the 70s?

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10. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
9. Harvest by Neil Young
8. Live At Leeds by The Who
7. My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello
6. Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
5. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
4. IV by Led Zeppelin
3. American Beauty by Grateful Dead
2. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
1. London Calling by The Clash

10. Dreams by Marshall Tucker Band
9. Fly Like An Eagle by Steve Miller Band
8. JackRabbit Slim by Steve Forbert
7. Harvest by Neil Young
6. Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
5. Dire Straits by Dire Straits
4. Who's Next by The Who
3. Street Corner Talking by Savoy Brown
2. Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
1. Live At Fillmore East by Allman BrothersBand

10. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
9. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
8. Hotel California by The Eagles
7. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
6. Van Halen II by Van Halen
5. Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
4. Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith
3. IV by Led Zeppelin
2. Physical Grafitti by Led Zeppelin
1. Van Halen I by Van Halen

10. Gold Rush by Neil Young
He da man.
9. What's Goin' On by Marvin Gaye
The sexiest singer of all time.
8. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
If not for Clinton, might be higher on the list.
7. Hotel California by The Eagles
The seventies reached its pinnacle with this album. Downhill from there.
6. Who's Next by The Who
Won't Get Fooled Again. Baba O'Reilly. Behind Blue Eyes. Those three songs alone qualify it as one of the best of all time.
5. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
A double album that shines all the way through. How many bands can claim that?
4. Let it Bleed by The Rolling Stones
Gimme Shelter is one of the greatest songs of all time.
3. Exile on Main Street by The Rolling Stones
The ultimate marriage of the blues and rock and roll.
2. Let it Be by The Beatles
The best swan song ever recorded.
1. Abbey Road by The Beatles
What's to say?

10. Phantom of the Paradise by Paul Williams
9. All Soul/Funk albums by All Soul/Funk artists
8. Close to the Edge by Yes
7. London Calling by The Clash
6. Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk
5. Exile on Main Street by Rolling Stones
4. Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
3. All of Devo's albums by Devo
2. Horses by Patti Smith
1. Court and Spark by Joni Mitchell

10. Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy
9. Don't Look Back by Boston
8. 2112 by Rush
7. Foreigner by Foreigner
6. The Cars by The Cars
5. Animals by Pink Floyd
4. Van Halen by Van Halen
3. Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
2. Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
1. Boston by Boston

10. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
9. Q:Are We Not Men A:We are devo by Devo
should i have put this higher up?
8. Feeding Of The 5000 by Crass
Pure talantless punk rock mayhem with great politics to back it up.
7. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
Not as good as the next two TH albums that followed it but still a near masterpiece.
6. Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno
Excellent!
5. Velvet Underground by Loaded
Velvet Underground's last album is almost just like a Lou Reed solo album, but better than any of his actual ones.
4. Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mar by David Bowie
Greatest rock 'n roll concept album of all time.
3. Sex Pistols by Never Mind The Bollocks
Intese and humorous chaotic energy at its best!
2. Radio Ethiopia by Patti Smith
While most people consider the amazing 'Horses' to be her only masterpiece I believe Radio Ethiopia is probably the most underated album of all time.
1. London Calling by The Clash
Simply a rock 'n roll masterpiece, using everything the clash learned during the seventies.

10. A Space Ritual by Hawkwind
They had some sort of theory about trance states using repeated rhythms, and a theme like Alley Oop in space, plus naked dancers.
9. Rickie Lee Jones by Rickie Lee Jones
Wasn't Rickie Lee compelling? This is like if you wandered into a bus station and somebody in the station sang an opera about her life story.
8. Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas by Commandy Cody & Lost Planet Airmen
Best live album ever. 3-4 different vocalists. Steel guitar. Hot licks. Rock and roll.
7. John Prine by John Prine
Best lyrics. Angel from Montgomery, Illegal Smile, Sam Stone, Hello in There, Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore.
6. Naturally by J. J. Cale
Not a single wasted note here. J. J. provides the likes of Eric Clapton, Lynnard Skynnard, Poco, etc. with hit songs. Guitar influenced Dire Straits
5. Funhouse by The Stooges
I think the Doors did L A Woman in the 70's, but Iggy Pop took the torch and actually stayed alive on the edge.
4. A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren
The title says it all. Almost too long to fit on a single CD. The medley with I'm So Proud, Ooh Baby Baby, etc is a great tribute.
3. One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic
Must include a Parliament/Funkadelic album. Maybe you have a more representative album?
2. Feats Don't Fail Me Now. by Little Feat
Another possible best band of the 70's. This album had the most "hits", but any Lowell George will do; Sailing Shoes is awfully good.
1. Aja by Steely Dan
The best band of the 70's. Pick any album! I don't think that Aja had Skunk Baxter playing, so maybe I should have picked Countdown to Ecstasy.

10. American Beauty by Grateful Dead
The Dead at the top of their game.
9. Hotel California by The Eagles
These guys at their very best.
8. Led Zepplin by Houses of the Holy
Not really there best effort but it does include a free seven minute trance you fall into when you listen to the "Rain Song."
7. Bad Company by Bad Company
This is their best album and who else can sing like Paul Rodgers.
6. Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
The first time I heard this the cigarette fell from mouth and that point I realized the these four men are some bad motherf******.
5. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
He went from singing great love songs to making "What's Going On" which is one of the most piognant R and B albums of all time/
4. Who's Next by The Who
Two words "Baba O'Reilly"
3. Harvest by Neil Young
My favorite Neil Young album and plus you can't go wrong with songs like "Heart of Gold" and "A Man Needs a Maid."
2. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
One of the few albums that has todays teenagers still jamming to.
1. Dark Side of The Moon by Pink Floyd
Still to this day one of the most innovative albums of all time.

10. Boston by Boston
9. Rumors by Fleetwood Mac
8. Magician's Birthday by Uriah Heep
7. Cat Scratch Fever by Ted Nugent
6. Killer by Alice Cooper
5. Hellbent For Leather by Judas Priest
4. Machinehead by Deep Purple
3. Montrose by Montrose
2. Sabotage by Black Sabbath
1. Welcome To My Nightmare by Alice Cooper
Underrated shock king Alice Cooper with a scary and actuall very diverse album here.